Influence

I’m really inspired by the following few paragraphs, some of which are from my old posts, reread a few days ago and still give me some thrills:

1. Life is about taking risks
2. Several ways to make yourself miserable

 

Recently, I have found the truths listed below more powerful than before:

“The things God calls “sin”, Satan tells us are:

• Fun
• Safe
• Innocent
• Desirable
• No big deal
• Meeting our needs
• Unavoidable

The truth is that sin is dangerous, deadly and destructive

The truth is that we will reap what we sow

The truth is that every choice we make today will have consequences

The truth is that when we play with fire, we will get burned.

The truth is that “sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death” (James 1:15)

List of the consequences of sin

• Sin steal joy (Ps 51:12)
• Sin removes confidence (1 John 3:19-21)
• Sin brings guilt (Ps 51:3)
• Sin gives Satan the upper hand (2 Cor 2:9-11)
• Sin quenches God’s Spirit (1 Thes 5:19)
• Sin brings physical damage (Ps 38:1-11; 31:10)
• Sin causes an ache in the soul (Ps 32:3-4)
• Sin breaks God’s heart (Eph 4:30)
• Sin opens door to other sins (Is 30:1)
• Sin breaks fellowship with God (Is 59:1-2)
• Sin produces fear (Prov 28:1)
• Sin makes me its slave (John 8:34; Rm 6:16)”

excerpt from Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh De Moss

 

I think we have grown soft to sin and somehow tolerate it at a great measure. We have been bombarded with worldly values, not realizing that we might just buy into Satan deceptions. We really need a fresh reminder of how destructive sin is and how it could enslave us. Get yourself a spring clean from Jesus now!